Evil 3 | Heretic Brewing Company

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Reviews by ChestSplitter:

Had this on draft at Martins West in Redwood Park, CA. I've never had Pliny the Younger, but I'm guessing the whole "triple IPA" label here, as well as the timing of the release, is not a coincidence. Whatever, they nailed it. This is big malt, big citrus hops, and fantastic flavor. 11.5% alcohol? I couldn't taste it, but after two of these it was bedtime. Best beer I've ever had with IPA in the name.

Bomber picked up at the COOP.. Pours clearish golden with a long lasting sudsy white head, great lacing. Tons of tropical fruits with background pithy hoppiness.. Not as sweet as the ABV or the Triple IPA moniker leads to believe.. Big ole So Cal DIPA... I'd buy this again for sure.

Small head that reduces to rim bubbles. Only a few spots for lace and these quickly disappear. The liquid is yellow gold. Clear.

Hoppy in a weedy sort of way. No notable alcohol.

Strong hop with the warming effects of the alcohol but without oiliness. Richer body than expected with a below average level of effervescence. Long aftertaste of alcohol and straight up bitterness. Overall, this is far more nondescript than I expected.

Mildly hazed orange amber color, it comes with thick frothy white head that well retains itself with good retention before slowly subsiding to a long-lasting bubble sheet atop and leaving sticky lacing wave all along the glass-side.

Loads of piney and fruity hop in the aroma, it comprises of pine, resin, tropical, grapefruit, passion fruit, grass, and lots of pepper and spice. Malt is also there with its bread, some caramel, and candy like an orange candy (combined with hop).

The taste is straightforward for DIPA with hop intensity ravaging with its piney resin, tropical, grapefruit, passion fruit, grass, pepper, spice, and solid bitterness. Malt is not completely sunken underneath the hoppy goodness by providing its bread, some caramel, and some candy sweetness. The end and aftertaste is wrapped up and lasting with intense bitterness and subtle residual sweetness.

Full and bold body but not sticky or too hefty with smooth mouthfeel from its moderate crisp to quite lively carbonation, finish is pleasantly dry.

Not that too heavy or overly bitter despite being boast as Triple IPA, it is easy to drink and tasty as alcohol is pretty well hidden.

Bottled 2/3/17 and poured from a bomber into a snifter. Nice-looking, mildly hazy golden orange color with a robust white head. Nice lacing in the glass. As expected, a great hop aroma with pungent citrus, floral notes, and piney resin. A big hit of citrus on the first sip - oranges and grapefruit - followed by a bracing and ringing aspirin-like bitterness. The malt is there an balanced, and the other flavors (in the nose) are also there, but I was overwhelmed by the back-end bitterness. Warming but not boozy.